List of most-visited museums explained

This is a list of the most-visited museums in the world in 2023 by annual attendance statistics. Total attendance at the top sixty museums in 2023, as reported by the annual TEA-AECOM Museum survey, reached 94 percent of 2019 levels, before the COVID 19 pandemic.

Most-visited museums in 2023

NameVisitors in 2023 or 2022CityCountry
8,900,000 (2023)[1] Paris France
6,800,000 (2023)[2] Vatican City, Rome
6,765,000 (2023)[3] Beijing China
5,820,860 (2023)[4] London United Kingdom
5,688,608 (2023)[5] London United Kingdom
5,400,000 (2023)[6] New York City United States
5,400,000 (2023)[7] New York City United States
5,315,000 (2023)[8] Beijing China
5.2 million (including Musée de l'Orangerie) (2023)[9] Paris France
Galleria degli Uffizi5.138.588 (2023)[10] Florence
5,007,000 (2023)[11] Nanjing China
4,852,000 (2023)[12] China
4,742,038 (2023)[13] London United Kingdom
4,400,000 (2023)[14] Washington, D.C. United States
National Museum of Korea4.18 million (2023)[15] Seoul
4,000,000 (2023)[16] Guangzhou China
3.8 million (2023)[17] Paris France
3,273,753 (2023)[18] Saint Petersburg
3,338,285 (2023)[19] Madrid Spain
3,110,000 (2023)[20] London United Kingdom
3,100,000 (2023)[21] Washington, D.C. United States
3,096,508 (2023)[22] London United Kingdom
2,839,509 (2023)[23] New York City United States
2,636,352 (2023)Mexico City Mexico
2,611,000 (2023)[24] Paris France
2,456,825 (2023)Mexico City Mexico
2,100,000 (2023)[25] Washington, D.C. United States
2,013,914 (2023)[26] Florence Italy
1,324,000 (2023)[27] Bilbao Spain
3,352,505 (2022)[28] Konya Turkey
2,900,000 (2023)[29] Saint Petersburg
2,726,000 (2023)[30]
2,957,000 (2023) [31] London United Kingdom
2,798,000 (2023)[32] Hong Kong Hong Kong
2,300,000 (2022)[33] Beijing China
Topography of Terror2,100,000 (2022)[34] Berlin Germany
1,992,823[35] Paris France
2,188,6411(2023))[36] Edinburgh United Kingdom
2,100,000 (2023)[37] Moscow
1,875,372[38] Kaohsiung
1,806,641[39] Seoul
2,702,824(2023)[40] Amsterdam Netherlands
Belvedere1,834,000 (2023)[41] Vienna Austria
National Gallery Singapore1,723,916 (2023)[42] Singapore Singapore
1,694,000[43] Los Angeles United States
1,692,028[44] Sydney Australia
1,628,580[45] London United Kingdom
1,581,263[46] Hangzhou China
National Gallery of Victoria1,580,303Melbourne Australia
>1,550,000[47] Taipei
1,538,143[48] Chengdu China
1,520,000Houston United States
1,509,970Tokyo Japan
1,508,229[49] Changzhou China
1,500,000Berlin Germany
1,461,406Kaohsiung
1,451,727Athens Greece
1,431,189[50] Beijing China
1,417,412[51] Suzhou China
1,404,735[52] Chengdu China
1,403,179[53] Shanghai China
1,400,096Tokyo Japan
1,500,000 (2023)[54] Paris France
1,372,132Tokyo Japan
1,365,425Kraków Poland
1,364,208São Paulo Brazil
1,364,023Amsterdam Netherlands
2,500,000 (2023)Tokyo Japan
1,688,509[55] Vienna Austria
1,321,834[56] Rome Italy
1,320,752[57] Tianjin China
1,318,823Madrid Spain
1,300,000 (2023)Marseille France
1,277,230Edinburgh United Kingdom
1,253,183Madrid Spain

Criteria

This list includes art museums, cultural museums, history museums, natural history museums, and science museums with an attendance of over 1,250,000 people in 2022, but does not include archaeological sites, historical monuments, or most palace museums. For example, the Forbidden City, Kremlin, and Palace of Versailles are not included, though the Louvre and Hermitage are included.

Due to differences in reporting across regions, there is some variation in the time periods for which figures are reported. Figures for North America and continental Europe are generally calendar-year figures, while most figures for Britain and the Asia-Pacific are fiscal year figures, from April through March.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/arts-expos/en-2023-le-louvre-a-retrouve-une-frequentation-pre-covid-avec-pres-de-9-millions-de-visiteurs_6280212.html
  2. New York Times, March 2023
  3. TEA-AECOM Museum Survey for 2023, published August, 2024
  4. ALVA, March 2024
  5. ALVA, March 25,2024
  6. "New York Times", March 12, 2024
  7. "New York Times", March 12, 2024
  8. TEA-AECOM Museum Survey for 2023, published August, 2024
  9. "Le Figaro", January 6, (2024)
  10. Mic – Ufficio Statistica for 2023, July 2024
  11. https://www.teaconnect.org/tea-theme-museum-index.html|TEA-AECOM Museum Survey for 2023, published August, 2024
  12. TEA-AECOM Museum Survey for 2023, published August, 2024
  13. ALVA, March 2024
  14. Smithsonian. Institution Newsroom (January 10, 2024)
  15. TEA-AECOM Museum index for 2023, published August 2024)
  16. TEA-AECOM Museum Index, 2024
  17. "Le Figaro", January 1, (2024)
  18. "The Art Newspaper", March 28,2024
  19. "The Art Newspaper", March 28,2024
  20. "The Art Newspaper", March 28,2024
  21. Smithsonian Museum Newsroom February 2024
  22. ALVA, March 2024
  23. "The Art Newspaper", March 26,2024
  24. Franceinfo Culture, 4 January 2024
  25. Smithsonian. Institution Newsroom (January 10, 2024)
  26. Mic – Ufficio Statistica for 2023, July 2024
  27. Club-Innovation-Culture, January 2024
  28. News: Mevlana Museum takes first place with over 3 million visitors . The Konya News . 30 May 2023.
  29. "The Art Newspaper", March 28,2024
  30. TEA AECOM Museum Index (2024)
  31. TEA-AECOM survey, August 20024
  32. TEA-AECOM Museum Index, August 2024
  33. Web site: 中国航空博物馆 . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  34. Web site: Das sind Berlins meistbesuchte Museen: Kennen Sie alle? . Schulze . Nicole . . de . 13 May 2023 . 14 July 2023.
  35. Web site: 2023-01-05 . La fréquentation des musées parisiens en nette hausse en 2022, un retour à la normale d'avant pandémie se profile . 2023-01-07 . franceinfo . fr-FR.
  36. ALVA, March 2024
  37. "Art Newspaper" (2024)
  38. Web site: Scenic Spots . 30 May 2023 . Tourism Statistics Database of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau.
  39. Web site: Cheshire . Lee . da Silva . José . The 100 most popular art museums in the world—who has recovered and who is still struggling? . . 28 March 2023 . 27 March 2023 . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328204505/https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/03/27/the-100-most-popular-art-museums-in-the-worldwho-has-recovered-and-who-is-still-struggling . live.
  40. "The Art Newspaper", 26 March 2024
  41. https://www.bmkoes.gv.at/kunst-und-kultur/kulturinstitutionen-des-bundes/bundesmuseen/besuchsstatistik-bundesmuseen-oenb-2023.html
  42. Web site: The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs . theartnewspaper.com . The Art Newspaper . 4 September 2024.
  43. Web site: TEA/AECOM 2022 Theme Index and Museum Index . 13 June 2023 . 14 July 2023.
  44. Web site: Annual Report 2022–23 . 2023 . 12 October 2024.
  45. Web site: 2022 Visitor Figures . Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) . 21 March 2023 . 30 May 2023.
  46. Web site: 浙江自然博物院 . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  47. Web site: Strong . Matthew . Taiwan’s National Palace Museum exceeds 1.55 million visitors for 2024 . taiwannews.com.tw . 12 November 2024.
  48. Web site: 四川省建川博物馆 . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  49. Web site: 常州博物馆 . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  50. Web site: 中国科学技术馆 . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  51. Web site: 苏州博物馆 (苏州民俗博物馆) . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  52. Web site: 成都博物馆 (成都中国皮影博物馆) . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  53. Web site: 上海科技馆 . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.
  54. CLIC Museum Survey survey, January 2024
  55. https://www.bmkoes.gv.at/kunst-und-kultur/kulturinstitutionen-des-bundes/bundesmuseen/besuchsstatistik-bundesmuseen-oenb-2023.html
  56. Web site: I numeri dei Musei Italiani nel 2023. musei.beniculturali.it. 3 July 2024. it.
  57. Web site: 天津自然博物馆 (北疆博物院) . zh . 30 May 2023 . 全国博物馆年度报告信息系统 . National Museum Annual Report Information System.

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